Murdoch railway station

Murdoch railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, 13.8 kilometres (8.6 mi) from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of Murdoch.

Murdoch
Southbound view in July 2012
LocationKwinana Freeway, Murdoch
Australia
Coordinates32°03′58″S 115°51′02″E
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Mandurah line
Distance13.8 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Bus routes20
Bus stands12
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeRMU
99651 (platform 1)
99652 (platform 2)
Fare zone2
History
Opened23 December 2007
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2017)7,969 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station
Bull Creek
towards Perth
 Mandurah line
All, K
 Cockburn Central
towards Rockingham or Mandurah
Mandurah line
W
 Cockburn Central
Terminus

History
Art work from the south-west carpark in December 2007
Northbound view of station building from the Kwinana Freeway in December 2007
Southbound view of station from Kwinana Freeway in December 2007
Southbound view in December 2007

Murdoch Station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007. Murdoch is currently the busiest station utilised on the line with extremely high patronage.[2][3][4]

Services

Murdoch Station is served by Transperth Mandurah line services.[5]

Platforms
[3036] Murdoch station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99651 1 Mandurah All stations Perth Underground
99652 2 Mandurah All stations Mandurah
K Rockingham
W Cockburn Central W-pattern shuttle peak time weekdays only

Transfers

Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the Kwinana Freeway and railway station.[2] Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge include a bus phase.

Bus routes

Stands 1–6
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[23707] Stand 1 510 to Booragoon bus station via Murdoch Drive[6]
511 to Fremantle station via Winterfold Road[7]
[23708] Stand 2 512 to Spearwood via Coolbellup[8]
513 to Fremantle station via Samson[9]
[23709] Stand 3 503 to Bull Creek station via Winthrop Drive[10]
504 to Bull Creek station via Jackson Avenue[11]
505 to Bull Creek station via Dean Road[12]
[23710] Stand 4 998 CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Kardinya[13]Limited stops[13]
[23711] Stand 5 204, 205,
206, 207		 to Murdoch University[14][15][16][17]
[23712] Stand 6 – Set down 909 Rail replacement service to Perth station

Stands 7–12
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[23713] Stand 7 208 to Cannington station via Bannister Road & Nicholson Road[18]
517 to Thornlie station via Furley Road, Balfour Street & Spencer Road[19]
518 to Cockburn Central station via Wright Road, Harrisdale & Piara Waters[20]
519 to Armadale station via Southacre Drive, Nicholson Road & Armadale Road[21]
[23714] Stand 8 204 to Maddington station via Warton Road[14]
205 to Maddington station via Bridge Road[15]
[23715] Stand 9 206 to Cannington station via Fraser Road North[16]
207 to Thornlie station via Nicholson Road & Yale Road[17]
[23716] Stand 10 999 CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Southlands Boulevarde & Curtin University bus station[22]Limited stops[22]
[23717] Stand 11 514 to Cockburn Central station via Bibra Drive[23]
515 to Jandakot via Berrigan Drive[24]
516 to Southlands Boulevarde via Leeming[25]
[23718] Stand 12 – Set down 909 Rail replacement service to Mandurah station

References
  1. "Welcome to Seaforth — the loneliest train station on the Perth rail network". ABC. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. Murdoch New MetroRail
  3. History of Stations on the Mandurah Line Right Track
  4. Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2008 Public Transport Authority
  5. Mandurah Line Timetable Archived 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  6. "Route 510". Bus Timetable 35 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  7. "Route 511". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  8. "Route 512". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  9. "Route 513". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  10. "Route 503". Bus Timetable 47 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  11. "Route 504". Bus Timetable 47 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  12. "Route 505". Bus Timetable 47 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  13. "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  14. "Route 204". Bus Timetable 1 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  15. "Route 205". Bus Timetable 1 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  16. "Route 206". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  17. "Route 207". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  18. "Route 208". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  19. "Route 517". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  20. "Route 518". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  21. "Route 519". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  22. "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  23. "Route 514". Bus Timetable 116 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  24. "Route 515". Bus Timetable 117 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  25. "Route 516". Bus Timetable 117 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
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